New York State Acute Hepatitis Surveillance Summary - 2005

Acute Hepatitis B

Cases Reported January 1, 2005 through December 31, 20051

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Number of confirmed cases2 - 101

NYS Rate per 100,000 population - .92

U.S. Rate per 100,000 population3 - 2.61

Cases by Age
Age (years)   N       %
Mean Age: 42.0 years
≤ 1 0 0.0
2-5 0 0.0
6-10 0 0.0
11-20 2 2.0
21-30 17 16.8
31-40 29 28.7
41-50 31 30.7
50+ 22 21.8

Cases by Gender
Gender   N       %
Male 69 68.3
Female 32 31.7

Cases by Race
Race   N       %
White 67 66.3
Black 25 24.8
Alaskan Native/Amer Ind 0 0.0
Asian/Pac Islander 2 2.0
Other 1 1.0
Unknown 6 5.9

Cases by Ethnicity
Ethnicity   N       %
Non-hispanic 78 77.2
Hispanic 8 7.9
Unknown 15 14.9

Reported Cases by County4
County Case Count
Albany5
Broome5
Chautauqua2
Chemung3
Chenango4
Clinton1
Delaware1
County Case Count
Dutchess1
Erie15
Essex1
Greene1
Monroe9
Nassau17
Niagara2
County Case Count
Oneida2
Onondaga8
Orange1
Otsego2
Rensselaer1
Rockland1
Saratoga1
County Case Count
Schoharie1
Seneca1
Steuben1
Suffolk9
Tompkins1
Westchester5

Footnotes:

1 Represents cases reported to the NYSDOH by local health departments during 2005, excluding NYC.

2 Case Definition: 1) A discrete onset of symptoms and jaundice or elevated liver enzymes; and, 2) IgM anti-HBc or HBsAg positive test result. Confirmed case classification: Meets both the clinical and laboratory criteria.

3 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System, 2003.

4 Includes only counties that reported at least one case of acute hepatitis B in 2005.

Note: Percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding

For more information, or if you have questions about this summary report, please contact the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control @ (518) 486-2938 or email hepatabc@health.state.ny.us.